Dawson

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Dawson is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 51,610 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 50,294 as boys and 1,316 as girls. Dawson gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 1999 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,666
2023 2,549
2022 2,139
2021 1,928
2020 1,991
2019 2,042
2018 2,197
2017 2,081
2016 1,876
2015 1,660
2014 1,127
2013 1,068
2012 1,068
2011 1,036
2010 1,191
2009 1,181
2008 1,316
2007 1,429
2006 1,576
2005 1,619
2004 1,788
2003 1,832
2002 1,985
2001 2,054
2000 2,349
1999 2,834
1998 1,915
1997 209
1996 195
1995 149
1994 158
1993 117
1992 85
1991 75
1990 65
1989 67
1988 47
1987 44
1986 28
1985 34
1984 32
1983 19
1982 31
1981 23
1980 30
1979 23
1978 18
1977 17
1976 24
1975 18
1974 36
1973 20
1972 14
1971 16
1970 25
1969 15
1968 20
1967 12
1966 16
1965 12
1964 11
1963 21
1962 19
1961 16
1960 17
1959 17
1958 21
1957 27
1956 16
1955 16
1954 23
1953 27
1952 26
1951 32
1950 28
1949 31
1948 39
1947 40
1946 22
1945 16
1944 28
1943 20
1942 21
1941 17
1940 30
1939 32
1938 13
1937 26
1936 29
1935 27
1934 16
1933 20
1932 18
1931 28
1930 22
1929 23
1928 34
1927 22
1926 27
1925 31
1924 35
1923 28
1922 35
1921 36
1920 33
1919 27
1918 28
1917 30
1916 24
1915 30
1914 24
1913 19
1912 14
1911 13
1910 11
1909 6
1907 6
1905 5
1904 10
1901 6
1900 5
1898 5
1891 7
1890 7
1889 5
1888 8
1887 8
1885 5